a
work in progress………this was
how Rik Clay described his solo project SomewhereNotHere following the
demise of the band FULC in mid
2005. To fill the void he started work on the music for his solo work
and downed
tools equally abruptly nine months later in 2006, leaving behind what we
have
today. Following a brief but productive stint with Ten Seconds of Chaos,
Rik
moved on from his music leaving behind a fascinating glimpse into his
world,
from both a musical and ( in hindsight ) personal perspective, as
evidenced
by his choice of song titles.

Whilst exploring Riks
hard drive to pull the music together it was clearly chock full of
little ideas
which he never got round to developing. The tracks featured on "residual
hum from a parallel universe" are the most
complete of the set and are presented pretty much as he left them.

The
unexpected side to
this project was the input we started getting from others who wanted to
offer
their own contribution, as a result it became both memorial and tribute
to Rik, which is exactly where Riks "work in progress" came from as he
always wanted to get a singer involved.

When
Rik died in 2008 his ashes
were scattered on Ilkley Moor, a place he loved to wander. There is no
memorial
or headstone, but as this project developed it struck us that this would
be
Riks memorial, some part of him that would remain forever with everyone
who
owns it. Something that can be picked up, listened to, perused and mused
over
whenever the fancy takes you….a residual connection however slight that
might
be.

The album title
“residual hum from a parallel universe” seemed appropriate in
many ways, the residual hum being both the music Rik left behind and the
echoes
of his life, all bouncing back at us from wherever he resides now.